THE JAPANESE FLORAL CALENDAR. 



"Kado-matsu wa 

 Meido no tabi no 

 Ichi ri dsuka: 

 Medetaku mo ari 

 Medetaku mo nashi." 



"At every door 

 The pine-trees stand; 

 One mile-post more 

 To the spirit-land ; 

 And as there's gladness, 

 So there's sadness." 



